Historical Note

In 1922, the Italian-American Federation of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan was formed as an umbrella organization for all Italian fraternal organizations in the Copper Country and the Upper Peninsula.

Scope and Contents note

This collection includes a membership roll and dues book from 1922 covering various local Italian-American fraternal associations in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan (see Russell M. Magnaghi's "Miners, Merchants, and Midwives" (1987), pp. 65-72). Also included are correspondence from Italian-Americans to Msgr. David Spelgatti of Ishpeming, Michigan. The collection is entirely in Italian.